Development and interaction of cultures

Civilization:

Name:


Theme
How does this theme apply to your civilization?
Religions
  • The Mesopotamians were polytheistic.
  • Priestly elites were believed to be able to intervene with the gods to ensure their village good fortune.
Belief Systems, philosophies, and ideologies
  • Hammurabi and other Babylonians believed in the law of retaliation, so that convicted person would receive a punishment similar to the crime that they committed, for instance if a person killed someone else, they would be killed
Science and Technology
  • Mesopotamians knew how to tap rivers to draw water.
  • The Mesopotamians also knew how to make bronze weapons which were much more effective than rock and wood.* The Sumerians were the first known people to use wheels to move things.
The arts and architecture
  • The Phoenecians made many sculptures, and many were made from ivory